Made by Hachiman, a family-owned company based in the Japanese Alps, the ribbed buckets are built to last and thoughtfully detailed: They come with covers that enable them to double as stools and ...

For more than 400 years, it has been held for 30 nights from July to September in Gujo-Hachiman, a village located deep in the mountains of Gifu Prefecture. The main event is the all-night dance ...